Bamako vs Fort Worth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Bamako	Fort Worth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$583	$2217
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1388	$5435
🏠 One person rent	$254	$1334
🏘️ Family rent	$431	$2328
🍽️ Food expenses	$205	$596
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.1	$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$134	$4189
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	20	82
😀 Quality of life	23	90
🏙️ Population	4.23M	919K

The cost of living in Bamako is 74% less expensive than in Fort Worth. Cities ranked 7964th and 1434th ($583 vs $2217) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1234th in Mali and the United States, respectively. Check Mali vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Bamako compared to 1.9 months in Fort Worth. Bamako ranked 1st best city to live in Mali vs Fort Worth ranked 61st in the United States, while ranked 9005th and 213th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bamako vs Fort Worth

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	Bamako	Fort Worth
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.11	$15.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.3	$57.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.61	$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$5.2
☕ Cappuccino	$1.97	$6.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$2.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$269	$1411
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$171	$1045
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$497	$2518
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$307	$1910
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.1	$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.6	$227
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25	$69
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.89%	6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1744	$2208
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1038	$2094
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.6	$73.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.76	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$2.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$3.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.48	$3.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.04	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.33	$12.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.85	$17.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$5.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$2.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$3.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$4.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$2.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$2.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$1.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$2.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.24	$17.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.53	$3.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.76	$8.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.82	$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.85	$5.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.47	$4.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.16	$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.5	$34.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.24	$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17	$98.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.22	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.2	$57
👟 Brand Sneakers	$63.8	$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$98.4	$1925
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3658	$23437

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Cities near Bamako

Distance	City	Cost of living
52 km or 32 mi	Koulikoro	$506
116 km or 72 mi	Banamba	$506
147 km or 92 mi	Bougouni	$508
207 km or 129 mi	Segou	$506
237 km or 147 mi	Markala	$508
289 km or 180 mi	Kankan	$1007
293 km or 182 mi	Sikasso	$514
435 km or 270 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$831
438 km or 272 mi	Korhogo	$1099
448 km or 278 mi	Nouna	$821
492 km or 305 mi	Dedougou	$822
510 km or 317 mi	Gueckedou	$1010
512 km or 318 mi	Mamou	$1021
552 km or 343 mi	Nzerekore	$1003
566 km or 352 mi	Yekepa	$503
593 km or 368 mi	Sanniquellie	$503
612 km or 381 mi	Koudougou	$820
613 km or 381 mi	Ouahigouya	$851
634 km or 394 mi	Kenema	$1281
640 km or 398 mi	Bouake	$1123
652 km or 405 mi	Forecariah	$999
663 km or 412 mi	Bo	$1283
664 km or 412 mi	Leo	$846
702 km or 436 mi	Ouagadougou	$961
713 km or 443 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1056
714 km or 444 mi	Boffa	$999
715 km or 444 mi	Conakry	$1067
726 km or 451 mi	Bafata	$872
728 km or 452 mi	Kakata	$502
736 km or 458 mi	Freetown	$1347
754 km or 469 mi	Kolda	$1044
759 km or 471 mi	Gagnoa	$1082
761 km or 473 mi	Manga	$877
769 km or 478 mi	Monrovia	$536
810 km or 504 mi	Divo	$1083
822 km or 511 mi	Abengourou	$1066
831 km or 516 mi	Bissau	$895
854 km or 530 mi	Agboville	$1057
856 km or 532 mi	Greenville	$502
858 km or 533 mi	Tamale	$576

Cities near Fort Worth

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Haltom	$2140
12 km or 7.5 mi	Saginaw	$2144
14 km or 8.8 mi	Benbrook	$2145
15 km or 9.3 mi	Watauga	$2136
15 km or 9.5 mi	North Richland Hills	$2138
17 km or 10 mi	Hurst	$2133
21 km or 13 mi	Arlington	$1856
21 km or 13 mi	Bedford	$2139
21 km or 13 mi	Keller	$2108
22 km or 14 mi	Colleyville	$2140
25 km or 15 mi	Burleson	$2184
25 km or 15 mi	Euless	$2135
27 km or 17 mi	Southlake	$2143
28 km or 17 mi	Mansfield	$2302
30 km or 19 mi	Grand Prairie	$2130
30 km or 19 mi	Grapevine	$2133
36 km or 23 mi	Irving	$2133
37 km or 23 mi	Coppell	$2162
39 km or 24 mi	Flower Mound	$2145
41 km or 25 mi	Cedar Hill	$2179
41 km or 26 mi	Duncanville	$2183
42 km or 26 mi	Weatherford	$2131
44 km or 27 mi	Lewisville	$2038
45 km or 28 mi	Midlothian	$2190
45 km or 28 mi	Cleburne	$2185
47 km or 29 mi	Farmers Branch	$2223
48 km or 30 mi	DeSoto	$2200
49 km or 30 mi	Carrollton	$2199
49 km or 30 mi	Dallas	$2447
49 km or 31 mi	Corinth	$2199
52 km or 32 mi	University Park	$2287
54 km or 34 mi	Denton	$1937
55 km or 34 mi	Lancaster	$2222
56 km or 35 mi	The Colony	$2246
58 km or 36 mi	Little Elm	$2216
60 km or 38 mi	Waxahachie	$2187
62 km or 39 mi	Richardson	$2315
63 km or 39 mi	Plano	$2268
65 km or 40 mi	Frisco	$2369
67 km or 42 mi	Balch Springs	$2250